sorry
Example Sentences
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If you want to make yourself at home for the weekend, sorry, but camping tickets are all sold out.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Calderdale Council said it was "deeply sorry for the harm and suffering caused by these individuals, and for the devastating impact this abuse has had on the lives of their victims."
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Panish replied: “You never once said you were sorry before you came just now after the jury awarded the money against your wife, did you, sir?”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
“We want to express how sorry we are that these principled, fair and honest journalists were treated so shabbily, with such indecency,” they wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
And while she was saying that, I opened my mouth to say that I was sorry but all that came out were sobs.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing sorry
"The Road Not Taken"
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"The House on Mango Street" and "The Road Not Taken"
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"The Giving Tree"
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